The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of England;: Being a Faithful Account of All the Most Remarkable Transactions in Parliament, from the Earliest Times. Collected from the Journals of Both Houses, the Records, ...Printed; and sold by Thomas Osborne, ... and William Sandby, 1753 |
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... seem to be owing rather to the Ne- gligence and Ignorance of Tranfcribers , than to any partial Intention of his own , vertheless , in his Collections , almost all the 3 2 Ne- Pro- Proceedings of the Houfe of Lords , in the Parliament.
... seem to be owing rather to the Ne- gligence and Ignorance of Tranfcribers , than to any partial Intention of his own , vertheless , in his Collections , almost all the 3 2 Ne- Pro- Proceedings of the Houfe of Lords , in the Parliament.
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... Proceedings of the Houfe of Lords , in the Parliament we are now upon , are omitted , except where they concurr'd with the pre- vailing Party of the Commons : And upon thofe Authorities it appears , that there were very few Inftances of ...
... Proceedings of the Houfe of Lords , in the Parliament we are now upon , are omitted , except where they concurr'd with the pre- vailing Party of the Commons : And upon thofe Authorities it appears , that there were very few Inftances of ...
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... Proceedings of Parliament in thefe diftracted Times ; but without any Obfervations or Remarks of our own.- The Perufal of the Work will fuggeft enough of this to every Reader , and is therefore unneceffary in the Authors . ALL the Lifts ...
... Proceedings of Parliament in thefe diftracted Times ; but without any Obfervations or Remarks of our own.- The Perufal of the Work will fuggeft enough of this to every Reader , and is therefore unneceffary in the Authors . ALL the Lifts ...
Page ix
... Proceedings of this Kind from the Year 1640 to the Re- ftoration , except against the Earl of Straf- ford , Archbishop Laud , and the King ; for tho ' there is fome Account therein of the Profècution of the Judges in the Business of ...
... Proceedings of this Kind from the Year 1640 to the Re- ftoration , except against the Earl of Straf- ford , Archbishop Laud , and the King ; for tho ' there is fome Account therein of the Profècution of the Judges in the Business of ...
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... Proceedings , it may not be improper to give a Lift of the Members of both Houses : A STATE of the PEERAGE at this Time , diftin- guishing how much the Number of PEERS was in- creafed fince the Acceffion of the STUART Fa- mily to the ...
... Proceedings , it may not be improper to give a Lift of the Members of both Houses : A STATE of the PEERAGE at this Time , diftin- guishing how much the Number of PEERS was in- creafed fince the Acceffion of the STUART Fa- mily to the ...
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